Hi everyone,

Firstly - thanks a lot for the massive amount of replies I got to the last newsletter - it was lovely to see how many people care :-)

It was so many that I haven't had a chance to write the replies just yet.

Secondly - if you watched the news, you probably already know that Ita has been downgraded to a Cat Four which is great news!!

But what you don't know is that I decided to go to the cyclone shelter :-)

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In This Issue:

• Ita Category Four and about 100km from Cooktown

• Feedback Always Welcome

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ITA CATEGORY FOUR AND ABOUT 100 KM NORTH EAST OF COOKTOWN

This is absolutely fantastic news!!

I so much don't want the whole place to look like a war zone!

But I am safe myself - in the Cooktown Cyclone Shelter - a relatively new building that is now going to be tested for a cyclone for the first time.

I feel it was a really good decision to come here despite the fact that we are going to be locked in here for 48 hours.

But I am glad to feel safe, we can still see the news from the TV (yeah we did also see the news about and from the shelter :-), and we can see out the window.

Right now what we can see is a lot of rain and strong winds, but unfortunately it's getting dark, so unfortunately I will not be able to film or take any photos of the action of this cyclone outside.

It is supposed to arrive late at night and make a lot of noise - which I will definitely record.

Category four makes this cyclone to sound a hell of a lot better, but in fact its winds are still 274km/h which is only 6km/h less than a cat five so it's still a very strong and destructive cyclone.

See how the shelter goes on its first test in a few hours :-)

 
FEEDBACK ALWAYS WELCOME

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If you get any questions about anything, please feel welcome to contact me.

That's all for this time - happy planning everyone :-)

Katrin


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